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Are corporate executives embracing Twitter and blogs? Not if they’ve received an invitation to join the AARP.
A survey of top executives at U.S. companies reveals that only 1 percent of those over the age of 50 provide daily contributions to a work-related blog. Forbes Insights performed the study sponsored by Google. Another 4 percent in this age group say they contribute several times a week.
In contrast, 35 percent of executives ages 40 to 49 say they maintain a work-related blog daily. That figure increases to 56 percent of the executives under the age of 40.
The study featured an interview with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, 35, who pointed out that the online retailer has over 400 employees on Twitter. “The world is becoming more and more transparent whether companies choose to accept it or not,” Hsieh told Forbes Insights. Meanwhile, a chief legal officer over the age of 50 said he didn’t see the business value of the interactive tools.
Here are the study’s other findings.
Who’s on Twitter?
The study found a generation gap for those using Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms. Respondents were asked whether they either tweet or generate microfeeds. Here’s the breakdown:
- 3 percent of the executives over 50 participate in Twitter or another microblog.
- 34 percent of the executives ages 40 to 49 participate.
- 56 percent of the executives under 40 participate.
What Information Do Executives Seek?
The top three research topics that C-level executives seek are competitor analysis (53 percent), customer trends (41 percent), and corporate developments (39 percent). However, information priorities vary by job function:
- Of those executives in sales and marketing, 76 percent say they seek customer trends.
- Of those executives in finance, 63 percent said they seek competitor analysis.
- Of those executives in IT, 59 percent seek technology trends.
What Is the Value of Networks?
The rise of online communities notwithstanding, executives still value personal contact. More than three in four executives surveyed say they view guidance from their work colleagues as very valuable; 43 percent say they value online communities.
The study, “The Rise of the Digital C-Suite,” is based on a survey of 354 executives at U.S. companies with annual sales in excess of $1 billion. It also included one-on-interviews. Nearly half held C-level titles, such as CEO, CMO, and CIO; the others held senior-level titles, such as EVP, VP, and director. A total of 12 percent identified themselves as working in sales and marketing.
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Metro Vancouver ride-sharing programs are keeping an eye on potential competition from Uber, now that B.C. will allow ride-hailing services.
Ride-shares are essentially carpooling services, using online tools to link drivers on their daily commute with others interested in the same route. They’ve been in B.C. for some time.
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Ride-hails use apps to connect passengers with paid drivers who serve only the travel needs of the passenger, much like a taxi.
Several ride-shares in markets where Uber has entered said the attention on ride-hailing often creates new business for ride-shares.
That was the case with Toronto’s BlancRide, said its president, Hamid Akbari.
“A lot of people imagined that Uber would have a big (negative) impact on BlancRide, but it was actually the other way around,” Akbari said. “Uber’s a big company, and people start asking about it — and ride-sharing in general — as soon as they come into the market. So we were in on that wave of interest.”
No numbers were available from BlancRide, but Akbari’s other venture — an app for taxi drivers in South America called Nekso — reported the app’s drivers had average passenger trips rise to as many as 15 a day from an average of eight to 10, after Uber arrived.
“The only explanation that makes sense is that the overall market expanded,” Akbari said.
A Seattle ride-share official said carpools often meet a specific need within a specific community, so the sector is not likely to be hurt as much by Uber as taxi and limousine services.
“We work with parents,” said John Glover of Pogo, a platform that facilitates carpools to transport children. “There’s a level of trust built in, because their kids are sometimes part of the same soccer team or go to the same school. … We are a community first, and that’s a distinction that we make.”
But Glover said most parents have Uber accounts for emergency A-to-B transport — something that requires flexibility and independence that carpooling and ride-sharing often cannot match.
“There’s a social aspect to this,” he said, of the parents choosing Uber for convenience. “Do I really want to share a ride with someone who I don’t know that well? (But) are we putting too much burden on certain parents (who always drive)? In some ways, ride-hailing is a more clean-cut situation.”
Flo Devellennes, co-founder of Vancouver-based Pop Rideshare, said his company focuses on city-to-city trips, which differs from Uber’s taxi-like model. His app, for example, allows someone driving from Vancouver to Whistler to link up with fellow travellers willing to pay some of the cost.
“With Uber — at almost $1 a kilometre — a trip from Vancouver to Whistler is almost $100,” said Devellennes. “With Pop, our max per-kilometre is 12 cents, so the cost to Whistler is $16. It’s kind of strategic for us, because we knew it was a matter of time Uber or Lyft arrived in B.C. … We are not trying to compete with them.”
Devellennes said the two types of services can work together to transport people — customers uses Uber to get to designated pickup points for the Pop rides to Whistler or elsewhere. That was the case for Devellennes himself, who used Uber to test pickup points in Toronto and Montreal before launching Pop in those cities.
Even if a local ride-sharing competes head-on with Uber for urban, short-distance riders, there should still be enough space for a “B.C.-created solution,” said Josh Andrews, co-founder of Spare in Vancouver.
Andrews said Spare’s software can be the basis of a local service similar to Uber and Lyft.
“Even though car-hailing and ride-sharing are different animals, the technology enabling them is actually very similar,” Andrews said. “I don’t think the demand is going to stop; people will continue to need to go to work. The most important thing is that locals should play a part in this new market. We have to be ready … there’s no reason we cannot compete.”
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COVID-19 has had an impact on several industries around the world, including the swimming pool industry. From shutdowns and travel bans to masks and stay-at-home mandates, many people turned to the pool industry to beat cabin fever and have a safe stay-cation option.
While Swimming Pool Discounters is fortunate to say that we have continued to grow during the pandemic, it is important for anyone considering buying a pool to under how this growth has affected the buying experience throughout the entire pool industry.
With stay-at-home orders, in combination with our normal business during the peak season between the beginning of Spring and July 4th, there was a major increase in demand for pools. This demand came from the people who planned on buying a pool before COVID-19 and those who decided to create a relaxing oasis during COVID-19 since they would be spending more time at home.
During early spring of 2020 was the traditional peak period and when the nation’s stay-at-home orders were enacted. As we entered late spring of 2020, the number of people looking to buy a pool quadrupled and put a major strain on the industry.
As we entered the early summer of 2020, manufacturers were working hard to reopen, with their dates being pushed back with the ever-changing COVID-19 regulations in their area. When they did reopen, they had to do so with reduced staff numbers and time set aside for deep cleaning. This caused production to take longer than normal, added to the ever-growing lead times.
Manufacturing has had the most major impact on the pool industry in 2020 and 2021. The stock of available pools at distribution centers began to dwindle, and there were no new shipments coming in to restock since only one pool manufacturer was allowed to remain open, Doughboy pools.
Doughboy pool was permitted to remain open due to the lack of COVID-19 cases in West Helena, Arkansas, where they are located. Other major pool manufacturers are in areas like New York, where case numbers were much higher. Although Doughboy Pools remained open, they still had to follow safety procedures to remain legally open, which included social distancing protocols. This significantly reduced the number of employees permitted in the building.
With this reduction in manpower, while receiving almost all the nation’s orders for pools that would have normally been spread across multiple companies and locations. This number is 400% higher than average, and according to Doughboy pools, the number of items that needed to produce was six times higher than normal.
Lead times continued to grow week by week during COVID-19. From 1-3 days and 5- days, they grew to 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, and so on. We worked to make sure these leads times were communicated to customers when applicable and made sure to set realistic expectations for our clients. Lead times increased due to the increased demand for swimming pools in 2020, combined with a lack of raw materials available to create pools.
Ascertain above ground pool models went out of stock quickly, the only way to resolve the 3–8-week lead times, it was crucial to offer customers upgrades, other sizes, substitutes, and whatever we had available in stock or that could be ordered from Doughboy Pools.
There are a variety of factors that will affect when you should buy a pool this year. In some cases, it may be too late for the 2021 season since some orders placed now may not be ready until 2022. This will depend on your location and what features you are seeking in a swimming pool.
Two major things that will affect your ability to get a pool in 2021 will be what type of pool you want to build and that material is available. It will also rely on the availability of your local pool building. With the increased demand in 2020 and the delay in receiving the order, many builders in your area may be booked through 2021. This factor will not affect you if you choose to install the pool yourself.
Winter season lead times are still high, so be sure to remain flexible. By working with Swimming Pool Discounters, we can work to provide you with multiple options in hopes of making your 2021 pool vision come to life. Contact us today to see what is available for the 2021 season.
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Hindus across the country observed the festival of Dhanteras on Saturday by purchasing new items made of gold, silver, copper, and other metals.
As part of the Tihar festival celebrations, the items purchased on the day of Dhanteras are used during the Lakshmi Pooja held on the new moon day in the month of Kartik (mid-October to mid-November). There is a traditional belief that worship performed in this way will please the goddess of wealth Lakshmi who will continue to bless the family. There is also a tradition of buying gold and silver ornaments on the day of Dhanteras. Due to this religious belief there is usually a rush of people buying utensils and jewelry. Known by names like Deepawali, Tihar, Yamapanchak, this festival is the second biggest festival celebrated by Nepalis after the Dashain festival.
The celebration of the Tihar festival this year started on Saturday with the lighting of homes, commercial establishments and other places. According to Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, although Yamapanchak started on Saturday, Kaag Tihar falls on Sunday.


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Vintage Vagaries European Winemakers: In the sun-drenched town of Gratallops in Spain, Jordi Ustrell, the interim CEO of Celler Devinssi, watches as his vineyard’s once-lush plants struggle to produce half of their usual 15,000 bottles of wine. It’s a familiar story for many European winemakers grappling with extreme and unseasonable weather, high input costs, and declining consumption.
The International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV) predicts that global wine production will hit its lowest level since 1961, attributing this decline to soaring temperatures and extraordinary flooding. Italy and Spain, the world’s top two producers in 2022, are expected to see drops of 12% and 14%, respectively.
Giogio Delgrosso, head of statistics at OIV, emphasizes the “tremendous” impact of climate change on wine production. What used to be occasional disruptions to abundant harvests have turned into yearly challenges due to more frequent extreme weather events.
In Gratallops, where rain has been scarce for about two years, Ustrell’s vines are under severe stress. Cabernet Sauvignon, a variety traditionally grown in France’s Bordeaux region, has seen a substantial decline this year. To address water shortages, local wineries, including Celler Devinssi, have formed an association to lobby for improved irrigation.
Across the border in France, the issue is the opposite: a surplus of wine. The country is on track to become the world’s largest producer this year, surpassing Italy. However, excess supply has led to decreased prices, prompting a joint €200 million ($217 million) buyback scheme to alleviate the situation.
French winemakers, facing falling prices and rising input costs, have expressed their frustration by protesting against imports from Spain. The clash reflects the broader challenges in the wine industry, where climate change, economic pressures, and shifting consumer habits are reshaping the landscape.
The impact of climate change is not uniform. While European winemakers are struggling, the United States, the fourth-largest global producer, expects a 12% increase in output this year. Rising temperatures have transformed regions like Oregon into top wine-producing areas.
As wine consumption globally declines by about 6% between 2017 and 2022, winemakers are adapting to survive. Some are turning to alternative crops, while others contemplate selling or abandoning vineyards altogether. The uncertainty and challenges faced by the industry, from Bordeaux to Gratallops, paint a complex picture of an age-old tradition grappling with modern disruptions.


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General Motors announced today that it will shut down its Saab brand after several efforts to sell the Swedish carmaker could not be completed.
After a deal to sell the company to Koenigsegg Group AB fell through in November, GM had been in talks with a small Dutch automaker, Spyker Cars. But according to a statement from GM Europe President, Nick Reilly, "it has become very clear that the due diligence required to complete this complex transaction could not be executed in a reasonable time. In order to maintain operations, Saab needed a quick resolution."
GM says that it was still seeking assistance from the European Investment Bank to close the sale as late as this morning. 3,400 employees will be affected by the closure worldwide, as well 1,100 dealers.
Recently, GM sold the rights to the powertrains of several of Saab's soon to be discontinued model lines to Chinese automaker BAIC. During a conference call with media today, a GM spokesperson said it is leaving the door open to the transfer of additional technology as part of the dissolution of the company, and did not rule out the possibility that a last-minute buyer for the entire brand could still surface.
Stressing that this is not a forced liquidation, GM plans to begin winding down the company in January over a yet to be determined timeframe. Warranties will continued to be honored, and parts and service provided to existing Saab owners.


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by Mark Walsh on May 30, 9:49 AM
Since word of Apple's $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics broke several weeks ago, the high-profile deal has been dissected, debated and hashed over six ways to Sunday. The formal announcement on Wednesday brought a fresh round of analysis and interpretation.
by Steve Smith on May 29, 10:07 AM
A cool avatar rendering technology lets my virtual self be both more like me and more unlike me at the same time. Yup -- mobility, messaging, and connectivity tug at some deep questions about who we want to be and how and why we want to connect with one another.
by Mark Walsh on May 28, 11:35 AM
With more than half of U.S. smartphone users engaging in mobile banking, the major banks are increasingly competing to cater to us on our handsets (and tablets). But when it comes to the five major U.S. retail banks, there isn't a whole lot of difference among them, according to an annual benchmark study by Forrester.
by Steve Smith on May 27, 9:30 AM
The launch of the very useful MMA Case Study Hub reminds us that handhelds and tablets have enormous creative potential even if the basic technology and mobility of the channel favors DR.
by Mark Walsh on May 23, 12:21 PM
Exactly what "mobile" means in the context of consumer electronics has been a matter of debate for some time. The shifting definition of mobile was highlighted in a December letter from Google to the Securities and Exchange Commission made public this week. It came in response to the SEC's request for the search king to disclose how much revenue it generates from mobile devices.
by Steve Smith on May 22, 10:59 AM
Mobility is finally making good on its real transformative promise. Watching how people interact with brands on such a granular level is at once humbling for many brands and the place where more rewarding relationships begin.
by Mark Walsh on May 21, 11:40 AM
For all the enhancements to smartphones in recent years, there's one thing that hasn't gotten better: voice quality. A recent Consumer Reports analysis found that none of the more than 100 smartphones tested had better than a good score for voice quality, and a significant number were only fair. The growing amount of hardware -- radios, cameras and sensors -- packed into smartphones themselves comes at the expense of voice quality.
by Mark Walsh on May 20, 8:25 AM
Twitter has taken pains to position itself as the social media tool of choice for the TV industry, so perhaps it's only fitting that the company is adopting one of TV's greatest innovations: the mute button. How to get "unmuted" once zapped is another question.
by Steve Smith on May 19, 8:59 AM
The effectiveness of gamification in advertising demonstrates how mobile media and touch interfaces provide tiny pleasures. In this case, these ad units provide the weird sense of satisfaction from overcoming a challenge that isn't really a challenge, but passes for one somewhere in our heads.
by Mark Walsh on May 16, 11:31 AM
Isis, the mobile wallet venture backed by Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile, released some user data this week following the national rollout of the service last November. It said it activated 20,000 new accounts over the prior 30 days, doubling the level of uptake from the prior month. The numbers suggest the Isis wallet, preloaded on 14 smartphones and supported on 68 mobile devices in total, is gaining some momentum


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O2 is the latest UK internet service provider (ISP) to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay in line with a High Court order issued at the beginning of May.
The move means customers of Be Broadband, a subsidiary of O2, will also be blocked from the file-sharing site, according to the BBC.
O2 said in a statement that the company had no option but to comply with the High Court order, while Be Broadband said in blog post that its parent company was one of the ISPs named in the order, so it is obliged to comply.
Virgin Media was the first to block The Pirate Bay. Everything Everywhere and Sky Broadband followed in compliance with the High Court ruling in a case brought by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
According to the BPI, illegal copies of films, books and music made available on file-sharing sites destroy creative industry jobs and discourage investment in new talent.
TalkTalk, which said at the end of May that it was working on implementing the ban, is the last remaining ISP named in the High Court order not to have done so.
BT, which was not named in the order, was given extra time to make necessary arrangements and is expected to make an announcement on the ban soon.
Despite the bans, operators of the file-sharing site are not giving up. According to the Torrentfreak news site, The Pirate Bay plans to play "an extended game of whack-a-mole" by setting up a new IP address every time one is blocked.
Although Virgin Media was quick to respond to the High Court ruling, the ISP said changing consumer behaviour to tackle copyright infringement also needs legal alternatives to give consumers access to content at a reasonable price. Virgin Media cited the example of the Spotify music-playing site.
The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) has called for greater investment in legal digital alternatives.


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Speedo, a multinational in the sports product area, is going to release a line of bicycles in Brazil. This is the first time the company, which operates in 170 countries, will operate in this sector.
The objective, according to the marketing director of the Brazilian subsidiary, Roberto Jalonetsky, is to have 15% of the Brazilian market, which had a turnover of around US$ 700 million in 2003 (in current figures), in two years time.
In this period, the Brazilian market is also going to serve as a laboratory for future company operations in the area.
“In two years time we are going to decide whether or not we take bicycles to other markets and release other products in the sector,” stated the executive.
The bicycles, a total of 11 models, have already started being produced by Track & Bikes, a company based in the city of Guarulhos (in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo, the most industrialized in the country), which was licensed by Speedo. Jalonetsky hopes to sell 30,000 units this year.
The executive stated that the decision of entering the cycling market was taken by the company subsidiary in Brazil at the beginning of the year. The Speedo head offices are in London.
He added that Speedo “has always been close” to the sector as the company already sells products for triathlons, a sport that includes running, swimming, and cycling.
“We want to use the Speedo power to transform it from a sports brand into a lifestyle,” he declared.
The 11 models are going to be sold for prices ranging from US$ 110 to US$ 530.
The line will include simpler riding bicycles to equipment for “professional” use, like mountain bikes with double suspensions and aluminium frames.
Some components, like the gears, will initially be imported.
The company already trades a series of sports items in Brazil, among them tracksuits, bags, backpacks, baseball caps, and the traditional bathing suits, swimming trunks, and swimming caps.
Some of these products are produced by Speedo itself in Brazil or by third party suppliers. Other products, however, are imported from Asia, Europe and the United States.
This is the case with the line of watches and glasses that the company plans to release in Brazil in 2005, as part of the strategy to make the brand into a “lifestyle”.
Speedo Brazil, according to Jalonetsky, has already exported a line of towels and bathrobes, but shipping was interrupted. Now the company is considering foreign trade once again.
“We are studying placing our products on the foreign market. This is a great possibility,” stated the executive.
Speedo was established in 1928 in Australia, and the head offices were later transferred to London.
In Brazil, the company has been operating since 1978, with offices in São Paulo.
At the end of last year, the Brazilian subsidiary had revenues of US$ 15.7 million, and traded 6.5 million products.
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Nintendo has released the first trailer for upcoming Nintendo 3DS titles Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, confirming a 18 November release date for the US and Japan, and a 23 November release date for Europe. The new footage includes a first look at the game's new starters, two of its legendary Pokémon and shows off the first gameplay.
The new starters are Rowlet (a grass/flying type), Litten (a fire type) and Popplio (a water type). The two legendaries spotted in the trailer, which are also the game's cover stars, were not named. Sun's cover star is a large, white lion-looking Pokémon while Moon's star is an enormous winged-beastie.
You can watch the new trailer below...
After being introduced to the new starters we see a compilation of new gameplay showing off the new Alola region, which seemingly (judging by its name) is inspired by Hawaii. A volcano is also spotted on an overview of a part of the world.
A press release offered the first detailed description of each new starter:
Pokémon Sun and Moon were announced back in February following a leak revealing the game's new logos. Following the reveal, IBTimes UK discussed a few of the features we'd like to see return to the series, and a few we'd like to see added.
Sun and Moon will cap off a year of releases celebrating the series' 20<sup>th anniversary. In February, to mark the actual date on which Pokémon Red and Green were released in Japan in 1996, Pokémon Red, Blue (the name of Green in western territories) and Yellow were re-released on 3DS. Later this year augmented reality, location-based mobile game Pokémon Go will also be released.
Alongside the latest Sun and Moon news, The Pokémon Company also revealed its plans for the 2016 Pokémon European National Championships. Events regarding the Trading Card Games, handheld games and Wii U title Pokken Tournament will be taking place in Liverpool (14–15 May), Kassel, Germany (21–22 May) and Milan, Italy (11–12 June).
All the events be livestreamed at www.twitch.tv/pokemonTCG_EU (Pokémon Trading Card Game National Championships), www.twitch.tv/pokemonVGC_EU (Pokémon VG National Championships) and www.twitch.tv/PokkenTournamentEU (Pokkén Tournament Championship Series).


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Motricity Will Pay Up to $150 Million for Mobile Marketing Expertise
Bellevue, Wash.-based Motricity has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Adenyo, a mobile marketing provider in the U.S., Canada and France. It will pay $100 million in a combination of cash and stock with an additional earn-out of up to $50 million. Motricity–which builds storefronts for wireless operators, including AT&T and Verizon Wireless, that sell and distribute smartphone applications–said it was attracted to the company for its mobile advertising and analytics capabilities. The deal is expected to close by the end of March.


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Two people had been seriously injured in NYC on Revel scooters, cases claim
Revel with a reason: competitors claim these people were injured by sketchy scooters
Nyc slipping small on Uber and Lyft jobless positive, driver claim
Uber apparently in foretells promote traveling cab department
New Yorkers have found around that setting up with visitors — via carpooling — has its features.
Ride-sharing application Via is actually racking up prices and new registered users at a torrid schedule whilst obtaining a track record in order to produce individual connections and companies associates.
The York-based business try around logging 30,000 flights daily, supply stated, as the drivers incorporate SUVs to grab many people in various regions and lose these people switched off at different areas along app-generated courses.
That’s upward dramatically from 18,000 tours just one day at the start of the 12 months, according to origins and monetary documentation acquired by way of the Post.
Revealing trips with visitors in large, cozy SUVs, that New york costs $5 or $6 on thru, is being appreciated not as an inexpensive cab solution but additionally as a sudden option to satisfy single men and women and organization associates.
“There happens to be an amazing amount of closeness that you get from inside the back of the car of a Suburban,” believed Marco Moreno, co-founder at brand new York-based Poplr, which functions temperature, a location-based leisure discovery software.
Moreno offersn’t experimented with scoring any schedules through Via himself, but one of his organization associates managed to do line up her firm’s advertising and marketing chief during a by journey, the man mentioned.
“It’s a relaxed and non-threatening air, therefore’s very normal for creating discussions,” Moreno said.
Via’s current rates equate to about 200,000 tours per week in Manhattan.
Uber’s contending UberPool ride-sharing tool, which expense $5, ended up being reportedly signing 100,000 regular Manhattan competitors — unlike flights — 8 weeks earlier.
Authorities at Via and Uber, and in addition Lyft, which works a comparable, $10 assistance also known as Lyft series, all declined to inquire into the company’s figures.
Thru co-founder Daniel Ramot would neither validate nor reject the precision from the information The Document noticed. They managed to do, however, note that Via’s everyday experience figures in March, recorded employing the New York Taxi & limo fee, capped 20,000 being the corporation sent when it comes to 1,000 SUVs.
Exactly the same results program Uber signed 160,000 daily flights that thirty days, but Ramot reports that Uber is using greater than 25 occasions numerous autos to find the job done.
‘We’re sturdy believers that driving on your own is absolutely not an extremely efficient method to make use of roadway.’
– Daniel Ramot, With co-founder
“We’re strong believers that traveling all by yourself isn’t a particularly efficient approach to take advantage of highway,” he or she mentioned. “We’re all about revealing if operating, and getting best utilize out from the automobiles.”
Dealers happen to be also piling into by. After earlier increasing $37 million, the application is scheduled to do a supplementary $100 million in financial at the end of July, resources said.
Via’s owners at this point total a lot more than 300,000, all the way up from under 200,000 people in the very beginning of the seasons, as indicated by monetary information distributed to buyers.
Via’s annualized sales powered price of $20 million in the very beginning of the yr offers virtually twofold through the years being the business lately added weekend break services, sites said.
Ninety % of through consumers has downloaded the application through recommendations or recommendations, and 50 % of all owners are still utilizing it after trying it, based on the records.
The organization — that also is operating in Chicago and red state, Calif., in a partnership with Mercedes-Benz — is placed to launch service to LaGuardia and JFK airports this week, and certainly will build into Brooklyn later on this year, per root.
With officials don’t monitor hard rates on enchanting connectivity, but “we generally read people let us know with a demand to pass through the company’s particulars on to another one representative a couple of times monthly,” spokeswoman Gabrielle McCaig mentioned.
“We in addition on a regular basis listen to drivers that thru people have started internet dating because creating satisfied in a Via,” she put in.
That’s not saying that through is just like Tinder on rollers. Robert Ames, that remaining Uber just the past year to push for thru mainly because it will pay far better (a minimum of $22 60 minutes, promised), states the character is much “relaxed” than anything else.
“With Uber, visit the site here folks are in a hurry, it is often demanding,” Ames claimed. “With by, the passengers are very conversational, they’re simple to get along with. Everybody’s like children.”


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Google today released a disturbing report detailing the vast reach of software programs that insert unwanted ads into internet users' browsing experiences. Unlike most reports about this subject matter, Google named names.
The practice, called ad injection, is often carried out by malicious browser extensions or misleading software download packages. The software places ads into websites across the web without permission, and its operators sell those ads for a profit, sometimes to leading brands.
"Deceptive ad injection is a significant problem on the web today," Google noted in a blog post. "We found 5.5% of unique IPs -- millions of users -- accessing Google sites that included some form of injected ads."
The Google report found that more than 50,000 browser extensions inject ads, an astonishing number.
Major retailers all sent traffic to their sites via ad injection, but did so unwittingly, Google said. More than 3,000 advertisers are caught in the ad injection ecosystem -- a problem Google said is hard for advertisers to detect. "Because advertisers are generally only able to measure the final click that drives traffic to their sites, they're often unaware of many preceding twists and turns, and don't know they are receiving traffic via unwanted software and malware," Google said.
One year ago, Ad Age detailed the inner workings of a major ad injection scheme. You can watch our video report here:


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In February 2019, a large container ship sailing for New York identified a cyber intrusion on board that startled the US Coast Guard. Though the malware attack never controlled the vessel’s movement, authorities concluded that weak defenses exposed critical functions to “significant vulnerabilities”.
A maritime disaster didn’t happen that day, but a warning flare rose over an emerging threat to global trade: cyber piracy able to penetrate on-board technology that’s replacing old ways of steering, propulsion, navigation and other key operations.
Such leaps in hacking capabilities could do enormous economic damage, particularly now, when supply chains are already stressed from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, experts including a top Coast Guard official said.
“We’ve been lucky so far,” said Rick Tiene, vice president with Mission Secure Inc., a cybersecurity firm in Charlottesville, Virginia. “More and more incidents are happening, and the hackers are getting a better understanding what they can do once they’ve taken over an operational technology system. In the case of maritime – whether it be the ports or the vessels themselves – there is a tremendous amount that could be done to harm both the network and physical operations.”
Rear Admiral Wayne Arguin, the Coast Guard’s assistant commandant for prevention policy, said shipping faces cyber risks similar to those in other industries – it’s just that the stakes are so much higher given that almost 80% of global trade moves on the sea.
While Arguin declined to put a number on the frequency of attempted break-ins, he said "I feel very confident that every day networks are being tested, which really reinforces the need to have a plan.”
“A potential intentional attack could really stress the system and we’re certainly thinking about how to shore that up,” Arguin said in an interview. “When you couple that with the sensitivity of supply-chain disruptions, it does have the potential to be devastating to the marine transportation system.”
That universe includes not just ship operators but port terminals and the thousands of logistics links in global supply chains that are increasingly interconnected.
BlueVoyant, a New York-based cyber-defense platform that recently analysed 20 well-known shipping companies, said some strides have been made since 2021, but “there are more cyber-defense actions the industry can take to make things more secure”.
A wider survey into third-party cyber risks showed 93% of respondents acknowledged suffering direct breaches tied to supply-chain weaknesses, with the average number of intrusions rising to 3.7 last year from 2.7 in 2020, according to Lorri Janssen-Anessi, BlueVoyant’s director of external cyber assessments.
Hackers have hit major logistics operations several times already this year. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, India’s busiest container port, suffered a ransomware attack in February. A targeted attack on Expeditors International of Washington Inc, a large freight-forwarding company, crippled its systems for about three weeks and led to US$60mil (RM263.82mil) in expenses.
Blume Global Inc, a supply-chain tech company based in Pleasanton, California, said in early May that a cyber incident temporarily made its asset-management platform inaccessible.
“You’ve picked on an industry that has a lot of vulnerable areas,” said Jennifer Bisceglie, the CEO of Arlington, Virginia-based Interos, a supply-chain risk-management company.
The ocean shipping industry is the backbone of global goods trade but when it comes to cyber vulnerabilities, its broad reach is an Achilles heel. The biggest companies are playing catch-up and, after years of struggling to make money, now have the resources to invest in upgraded ship-to-shore technology.
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s largest shipping line, announced in April that it’ll become the first carrier to equip its entire fleet of containers with real-time tracking devices.
Most of the large container lines use remote sensors for functions like monitoring engine performance, maintaining cooling systems or opening a pump valve. Electronic charts and collision-avoidance mapping can be updated on shore and shared remotely. Many new ships ordered during this period of peak profitability will be fitted with more online connectivity to land-based operations.
Such advances add visibility and efficiency but they also potentially make the jobs of hackers easier, experts said.
“Ships were quickly connected to the Internet using satellite communications, but without all the other security controls needed to be safe and secure at sea,” said Ken Munro, a security specialist at Pen Test Partners, a cybersecurity company with clients in the maritime industry. “So now shipping operators are frantically trying to build these controls back in, but are struggling with decades-old equipment on board that can be really hard to secure.”
To help guard against the threats, the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency responsible for safety and security, issued guidelines that companies were supposed to adopt starting in 2021.
Some analysts said those regulations haven’t had enough of the intended effect and led to a wide range of responses.
“Some were very proactive and started doing the work long before the regulations,” said Captain Rahul Khanna, the global head of marine risk consulting with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, a unit of the Munich-based financial services company, Allianz SE.
“On the other end of the spectrum, you had people who are aware and doing just the bare minimum just to get the certificate in their files.”
Even modern ships have a patchwork of systems from different manufacturers that have taken cybersecurity in varying degrees of seriousness, said Andy Jones, the former chief information security officer at A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s No. 2 container carrier.
“Some operators have taken this seriously, but with substantial fleets and ships that are probably over 30 years old, it is a very tall order.”
Jakob Larsen, a maritime security specialist with Bimco, one of the world’s biggest associations representing shipowners, defended the industry’s position on cyber protections as “relatively strong” and on par with other sectors.
Though increased digitisation brings “more and more of an attack surface,” he said instances where operational controls have been hacked are rare and technically difficult to pull off.
“This idea that someone can take over the control of a ship and do all sorts of things, while it might be technically possible for a really skilled hacker who has the time to do it, in reality it’s not really something that we’re seeing,” Larsen said. “Theoretically, yes in can happen and of course we have to constantly stay updated with our defenses and pay attention to new threats.”
Khanna said there’s a “huge underreporting” when ships get attacked and “the ones who say they haven’t been, just don’t know about it.”
Across industry and government, there’s agreement that there needs to be more information sharing.
“Everybody needs to be all-in in this game and understand when there are vulnerabilities – getting that information out quickly is going to be thing that continues the help use close doors,” the Coast Guard’s Arguin said.
For some observers, a wakeup call about the stakes involved came in March 2021, when the Ever Given – one of the world’s largest container ships – ran aground and blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for almost a week. The accident, blamed partly on strong winds, cut off much of Europe’s trade with Asia and threw supply chains off kilter for several weeks.
“The Suez incident made everybody realise that global supply chains are actually quite vulnerable,” Munro said. “Not that Suez was a hack – it wasn’t – but it so easily could’ve been.” – Bloomberg


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Breaking beyond limitations and making moves into the next frontier, Coinbase, a leading U.S-based crypto exchange, has unveiled ambitious plans for the evolving digital currency industry. Following its robust fourth quarter earnings, the firm is setting its sights on taking its work with the USDC stablecoin to a new level and exploring potentials with its recently launched layer-2 blockchain, Base. Let’s delve into this intriguing narrative:
1. Robust Q4 Earnings Propelling New Directions
Coinbase posted impressive results in the past financial quarter, surpassing expectations. This positive financial buoyancy has spurred the company to explore new ventures, with a particular focus on enhancing their relationship with USDC stablecoin. With this momentum, Coinbase is clearly eyeing the peak in the crypto world.
2. Stirring the Stablecoin Pot: The USDC Case
USDC Stablecoin, a popular digital currency characterized by price stability, has caught the attention of Coinbase. The company plans to put weight behind its work with this coin. This strategic move not only helps diversify their offerings but also positions them as a pioneer in driving a promising coin toward mainstream adoption.
3. Launching into Uncharted Territories with Layer-2 Blockchain
Coupled with the focus on USDC, Coinbase aims to utilize its newly launched layer-2 blockchain network, Base. This innovative blockchain technology will serve as the sandbox for the company to experiment with and develop distinct blockchain features. The exploration showcases how unafraid they are to break boundaries and test new waters.
4. Pioneering the Crypto World with a Future-Forward Approach
Coinbase’s ambitious plans underpin the company’s forward-thinking stance in crypto. They won’t rest on current success; instead, they leverage their robust position to bring innovative solutions to the crypto market, exploring non-familiar territories like the USDC stablecoin and layer-2 blockchain technology. One can only expect an exhilarating journey for this daring enterprise.
5. The Reverberations: What Coinbase’s Move Means for the Crypto Space
Coinbase’s progressive steps will likely have far-reaching implications on the crypto landscape. The focus on USDC stablecoin could spur more acceptance of stablecoin in the mainstream market. Similarly, the company’s experiment with the layer-2 blockchain may unravel innovative applications for blockchain technology, prompting others to follow suit. Indeed, these movements represent an exciting evolutionary leap in the crypto space.
In summary, this proactive approach exhibits Coinbase’s desire to remain a trendsetter in the crypto landscape. With solid financial footing bolstering their ambitions, the firm’s focus on USDC stablecoin and their innovative Base, the layer-2 blockchain technology, we can expect Coinbase to continue leading the charge in the evolving world of cryptocurrency. This indeed is only the tip of the iceberg, as the digital currency world watches keenly, waiting for the ripple effects of their bold, strategic moves.
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text: From Elizabeth Taylor’s emerald Bvlgari necklace to Jennifer Lawrence’s sparkling strand of Chopard diamonds (which she wore backwards on the red carpet), gorgeous gems have a longstanding history with award shows, and this year’s Golden Globes jewelry continued to leave us breathless. “The looks felt more vintage-inspired than modern this time around,” says Senior Category Director of Fine Jewelry and Watches, Michael Groffenberger, noting Amal Clooney’s Harry Winston earrings in particular. But the pièce de résistance of the night was undoubtedly Naomi Watts’ Bvlgari necklace. “It was my favorite,” says Groffenberger. “It’s an example of quality craftsmanship, it’s fashion-forward, it’s artistic — it’s fine jewelry at its best.” Click through above to see more of our top Golden Globes jewelry picks, plus pieces inspired by the stars’ glamorous looks.


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It was in 1966 (or thereabouts—the Internet is not precise) when retail lore was born. On the day after Thanksgiving, America’s rapacious consumer hordes, drawn in by sales and dancing Santa dolls, freed from work and family obligations for a rare weekday, would head downtown and buy enough stuff to move stores from the red to the black. It was dubbed “Black Friday.”
Decades later, the myth has been punctured. (The Internet is good at that.) Black Friday is a lie, say Snopes and other sites. It might be the busiest shopping day of the year, but it is not the biggest. Super Saturday, the last Saturday before Christmas, is the true day of our retail worship, says the Internet, proffering statistics from the International Council of Shopping Centers.
I realize that this article, no matter how widely cited or debunked, cannot restore the lost retail myths of yesteryear. But there is evidence that Black Friday is in fact returning to its mythic status. The ICSC data is from 2001—an eon ago in retail years. Of late, Black Friday has indeed been the biggest shopping day of the year, both traffic-wise and sales-wise. And this year, signs point to big sales for consumers (on everything from socks to iPads) and big sales for retailers.
For one, the 2010 calendar suggests a big Black Friday. No year’s biggest shopping day ever exists in a vacuum, with weather, timing, the state of the economy, and a dozen other variables influencing when and where Americans shop. For a few years in the late 1990s and early aughts, Super Saturday drew more sales than Black Friday. (Why? Most retail analysts think procrastination, plain and simple.) This year, analysts believe Black Friday will win out—as it has for the past few years—due to recent improvements in consumer expectations and, more mundanely, because Christmas itself falls on a Saturday.
Second, retailers are going for broke—not quite the right metaphor, I realize—trying to gin up big Black Friday sales figures this year. To be sure, every year Black Friday seems like a retailer Thunderdome, with various chains looking to best one another with low prices, grand giveaways, and crazy promotions. But this year, the competition has proven particularly fierce. Most big retailers placed holiday-goods orders in the spring, when the recovery looked more robust than it has of late. They have excess stock and are running very lean and therefore have both increased competition and increased motivation to get customers in the door.
Retailers are not only promising big deals but are expanding store hours and the length of promotions dramatically. That means that Kohl’s is opening at 3 a.m., its earliest ever, on Black Friday. Toys “R” Us is starting its sales at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving, two hours earlier than usual. And in a first, Wal-Mart, America’s single biggest retailer, has decided to go for an all-nighter—staying open on Thanksgiving, accepting competitors’ coupons, and offering special electronics deals at 5 a.m. Friday.
Third, and most important, there are signs that America’s consumers—who spent 2008 and 2009 avoiding spending on anything but necessities—are tentatively ready to hit the malls again. The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to jump a solid 2.3 percent to $447.1 billion. That growth falls below the 10-year average of 2.5 percent but is promising given the very high unemployment rate of 9.6 percent. ShopperTrak estimates overall holiday sales will improve 3.2 percent compared with last year and has recently upped its forecasts to account for better consumer sentiment.
Slightly countering this trend is online shopping, which could hurt in-store sales. And the economy is still, in a word, crappy. That makes consumers a lot more likely to comparison shop, which is more easily done online. (Companies like Amazon offer lower sales taxes to boot.) That said, the so-called “Cyber Monday” phenomenon is overblown. Shop.org, an arm of the National Retail Federation, coined the phrase in 2005 as part of a promotional push to boost online shopping. According to the NRF, three in four online retailers see boosted sales the Monday after Thanksgiving. Overall, however, the drift towards online shopping is long and slow.
But whether online or in store, retailers and consumers are looking forward to a good holiday season—at least compared with 2008 and 2009. A Gallup poll shows that average consumers anticipate spending $714 on holiday gifts this year, compared with $638 last year. That’s less than consumers spent during the mid-aughts’ go-go years. But it might help put some retailers in the black.


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Robots put to work on e-waste (w/video)
) University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have programmed industrial robots to tackle the vast array of e-waste thrown out by Australians every year.
The research shows robots can learn and memorise how various electronic products are designed, enabling them to be disassembled for recycling at ever-increasing speeds.
It is a joint project by researchers at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering’s
Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Engineering Research Group
(SMLCE) and the School of Computer Science and Engineering.
(L-R) Dr Supachai Vongbunyong, Wei Hua Chen, Professor Sami Kara.
“There are millions of end-of-life products that we don’t know how to disassemble, despite legislation that tells us to do so,” SMLCE founder and project leader Professor Sami Kara says.
“The biggest problem is uncertainty – the number of different products coming into e-recycling centres and their condition.”
While humans can deal with product variety, it is still labour-intensive and costly to break down products one-by-one.
It is also potentially hazardous owing to the risk of exposure to toxic materials used in electronics.
The researchers now believe they can automate the entire process with cognitive robotics.
“We’ve successfully proven that you can teach a robot to disassemble LCD screens,” Professor Kara says.
“They break one or two but then they learn and they don't make the same mistake again.
“The idea is to remove the display and printed circuit board without damaging them because the rest can be recycled.”
Although the robot took some time to dismantle a screen it had never worked with before, “the next time a similar model comes in it only takes minutes.”
With the concept proven in the lab, the next phase is likely to involve industry trials.
Professor Kara also sees room to incorporate additional industrial robots into the set-up to handle e-waste as it loaded or unloaded from the robot performing disassembly.
“I'd like to look into using another robot for materials handling purposes,” he says.
“You could isolate them in a cubicle, dump the screens in and have them work 24x7 non-stop.”
It is believed similar techniques could be used to recycle lithium batteries, which can be volatile to disassemble
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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (MarketWatch) — If you don’t like falling prices, then stop restricting the quantity of money available to purchase goods and services.
Before we get started, let’s agree on one thing: Falling prices are not always bad. A large number of people actually like it when tags shrink.
For example, consumers — especially those on fixed incomes — love falling prices. They can’t get enough of them. Look how they have reacted to the decline in prices of gasoline and oil. What’s better than paying less for an important commodity like gasoline and having money left over to save or spend?
As nice as this is, falling prices can’t last forever — nor should they. This is because of a number of developments that deflation can lead to.
Chief among them is a squeeze in business profits. This occurs when firms can’t sell their products or services for as much as they anticipated. As a consequence, companies will soon stop buying materials and supplies, waiting for them to go lower. The same goes for consumers.
You can see where this will lead. As consumers hold off on spending, business will delay buying, leading to further declines in spending, and so it goes. Before you know it, the economy has fallen into a recession.
That said, recessions in this country are nothing new. Indeed, the United States has experienced 33 recessions over the past 180 years, according to the arbiter of the business cycle, the National Bureau of Economic Research.
But are we really trapped in a deflationary vortex as some wags would have us believe? I don’t think so. If we do fall into a deflationary spiral, it’s our own fault.
Economics 101 teaches us how to avoid (or mitigate) a deflationary downturn: You just make sure that economic policy is not restrictive. Unfortunately, you don’t learn this in Political Science 101, where this lesson is usually lost.
Simply put, you don’t slash government spending when the reverse is called for. What is more, you don’t raise interest rates when they should be held steady or pushed lower, if there is room.
Even the daddy of all deflationary downturns, the Great Depression, eventually came to an end. Would you like to know how? Simple, it was the advent of World War II, which required massive amounts of government spending along with a supportive monetary policy.
Prices not only stopped falling, they shot up until restrained by controls. When these controls were lifted after the war, prices resumed rising.
Right now, the U.S. is not in a deflationary spiral. Ask anyone who has been sick, or bought a myriad of other goods or services. The decline in the consumer and the producer price indexes is due mainly to the above-mentioned drop in prices of gas and oil.
To be sure that this does not spread, we must employ the correct economic policy. The Federal Reserve needs to ignore the entreaties of those who want it to tighten up while inflation is still quiescent.
For their part, the politicians inside the Beltway need to remember that cutting government spending is not always a good thing. When the economy is below full employment, such as it is today, it needs more, not less help from fiscal policy.


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The answer is that some Joann stores are not company owned but are franchised. You can find the list at http://hosted.where2getit.com/joann/
Are Chico stores closing
100 stores are closing
yes there is some sears stores that are closing
what stores is bon worth closing
No, Dollar Stores INC. is not closing. It is clearly a rumor because the stores are around in my town
Not all of the Talbot's stores are closing in 2013. Talbot's starting closing stores in 2010 with the expectation that 75 to 100 of the stores would be closed by 2013.
Family Dollar announced that it will be closing 370 underperforming stores, but on April 11, 2014, a list of stores that will be closing has not been released.
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ROLL-ON, ROLL-OFF (RoRo) ship terminals are expected to help farmers streamline their supply chains, eliminate middlemen, and raise incomes while keeping consumer prices in check, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a blog post.
In the Asian Development Blog, author Eugenia Co Go said the ADB found that middlemen who ship produce to distant markets often bargain hard with farmers without passing on the reduced costs to consumers. Small-scale farmers have little bargaining power and are vulnerable to price gouging during unusual market conditions.
Established in 2003, the Philippine RoRo terminal system allows trucks to be transported by ship with their cargoes and disembark at their destinations ready to roll to their destinations, skipping the intermediate step of unloading from the ship’s hold. RoRo was intended from the start as a mode of transport to make the supply chain more efficient, and theoretically should lower trading costs and increase income for small farmers.
Most farmers in the Philippines are forced to depend on multi-level intermediaries to arrange the transport of their produce, with 90% of agricultural land estimated at less than three hectares, according to the Census of Agriculture.
Getting rid of middlemen effectively closes the distance between farmers and their consumers.
“Studies have shown that lower trade costs take pricing power away from intermediaries. For example, intermediary profits tend to be larger for remote locations in Sub-Saharan African countries and are also associated with higher consumer prices. Reducing trade costs can alter the distribution of profits along the marketing chain and benefit farmers,” ADB reported.
A RoRo-based transport program is also deemed suitable for inter-island trade by saving on cargo handling costs.
Direct deliveries also mean cost savings on inventory and warehousing, the ADB said. — Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson


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XG Sciences announced that Samsung Ventures placed a strategic investment in the company. XGS did not disclose the terms of the investment, but they said that it will be used to "fund additional research and development of the company’s advanced materials".
XG Sciences also plans to formalize their development work with Samsung SDI (the world's largest Li-Ion battery maker) in a joint development program aimed at next-generation batteries for consumer electronics and other devices.
In April 2013 XG Sciences launched new graphene-based anode materials for Li-Ion batteries that has four times the capacity of conventional anodes. The new anode materials use the XG's xGnP graphene nanoplatelets to stabilize silicon particles in a nano-engineered composite structure. Later in November 201 XGS has been awarded $1 million in funding from the US Department of Energy for continued development of these lithium-ion battery materials. I do not know whether these materials are part of the development effort of XGS and Samsung SDI.


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Amid fierce competition from Uber, India’s largest cab hailing service Ola has shut down TaxiForSure, a rival cab aggregator it had acquired last year for $200 million. The shutdown is expected to affect nearly 1,000 employees.
The move comes days after Uber exited China after selling off its operations to rival Didi Chuxing. As part of the deal, Uber also assumed 20 percent stake in Didi Chuxing. The San Francisco-based company is understandably shifting more attention to regions such as India for further growth. It recently added a new feature that lets people book an Uber without installing the app on their phone.
The Didi-Uber deal has complicated things for Ola, which sees Didi as one of its top investors. Ola acquired TaxiForSure in March last year for $200 million in what was the first acquisition in the country’s taxi aggregation space. Between 700-1000 employees are reported to have been laid off with the vast majority coming from call centres, driver relations and business development units.
In a statement to Mashable India, Ola confirmed the move but did not reveal the number of employees it has let go.
"The TaxiForSure value proposition as an economy brand for customers, has been seamlessly integrated onto the Ola platform with the launch and rapid adoption of Ola Micro. TaxiForSure has contributed immensely towards Ola Micro’s success within a short span of time," the company said.
Ola had estimated that its "Micro" service, which offers cabs for as low as Rs 6 (8 cents) per kilometre would be as big as Uber's entire operations in India. At the moment, Ola Micro works in 90 Indian cities.
"With all TaxiForSure driver-partners and customers coming on board the Ola app, the integration is now complete. As part of this integration over the last 18 months, we have achieved immense operational efficiencies, that have resulted in an improved experience for customers and driver-partners alike. In the course of the integration, we have absorbed as many TFS employees for open roles in Ola to support our growth. For positions that cease to exist as a result of this transition, we are offering enhanced severance benefits and outplacement services to help affected employees pursue new career opportunities," it added.


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AMSTERDAM – 20 March 2012 – INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE:INXN, news), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced a new fibre connection between its Amsterdam campus and its Hilversum site, which is home to Technicolor and the Dutch Media Gateway.
Over recent years, there has been a huge increase in the demand for, and availability of, digitised content resulting in an explosive growth in all areas of digital media. It is expected that the demand for digitised content will only grow further in the coming years, with IP traffic in Western Europe expected to grow four-fold from 2010 to 2015 and Internet video traffic estimated to make up 64% of all consumer Internet traffic in 2015 – compared to 31% in 2010. (Cisco VNI June 2011).
This new connection will allow the digital media community to expand into Interxion’s Content Hubs at its Amsterdam Campus whilst still having direct access to their servers in Hilversum, satisfying the increasing demand for high-quality data centre facilities and the need to be physically close to their mission-critical applications.
Interxion’s Content Hub represents the ideal environment for effective aggregation, storage, exchange, management and distribution of premium digital media content. Content owners can obtain direct in-house cross connects to all necessary IP distribution networks for the optimised delivery of their content, including Tier 1 ISPs, Access Network Providers, and Internet Exchanges such as the AMS-IX and CDNs.
“Due to its high network density, Interxion’s data centre is particularly suited to supporting digital media content. Its comprehensive choice of carriers and partnership with the AMS-IX means we can benefit from low latencies, high service quality and bandwidth savings. This, as well as the fact they offer outstanding redundancy and energy efficiency, is why we continue to select them as our data centre partner of choice”, commented Marco Van‘t Slot, Director of Operations at Technicolor.
“This new fibre route further reflects Interxion’s commitment to the Dutch digital community and continues to position Interxion’s facilities as the ideal environment for effective aggregation, storage, exchange together with management and distribution of premium digital media content”, says Michel van den Assem, Managing Director of Interxion Netherlands. “We are proud to be supporting such a thriving and important community”, concluded Michel.
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AI, blockchain, circular economy under spotlight at supply chain conference
18 November 2020 | Web Article Number: ME202021319
ONE of Africa’s top knowledge sharing and networking events for the supply chain profession, the annual SAPICS Conference, kicks off next week in virtual form due to COVID-19.
Topics that will be covered range from artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and the circular economy, to diversity, ethical leadership, risk management and youth development.
“The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the vital role that supply chains play in the global economy,” said SAPICS president Keabetswe Mpane. “Skills development, learning, knowledge sharing, and networking are more important than ever for the supply chain profession, and we need professional, suitably qualified supply chain professionals now more than ever.”
She said that SAPICS 2020 would not be just another webinar. “In addition to an exceptional line up of speakers, there will be networking opportunities. From virtual booths to VIP meeting rooms, the ‘FLOOR’ virtual conferencing platform that we are using will enable delegates to meet fellow supply chain professionals from across industry and the world.”
Conference speaker Professor Justin Goldston (pictured) of Penn State University in the USA will be presenting on blockchain, which he believes offers a solution to the growing threat of “greenwashing”, a term which refers to companies who make false claims about how environmentally friendly their products and processes are.
“As stories of greenwashing continue to emerge within the supply chain space, blockchain could be a potential solution to provide visibility to the life cycle of products,” Goldston said. In his SAPICS presentation, he will look at ways in which the technology’s track and trace capabilities could be used to ensure more sustainable supply chain networks.
Circularity specialist Deborah Dull, Principal Supply Chain at General Electric Digital in the USA will in her presentation introduce delegates to the idea of circularity and the circular economy as the next strategy for supply chains. Dull will explore how more value can be squeezed from the materials and resources already in an organisation’s supply chain.
“Future-Proofing Supply Chains for Risk and Resilience” is the topic of the conference presentation by Dr John Gattorna, who conference organisers are billing as one of the world’s pre-eminent supply chain thought leaders.
He said organisations aiming to survive current and future supply chain disruptions must redesign their supply chains, with dynamic rather than static capabilities. “Previous supply chain designs have predominantly followed a ‘one-size-fits-all’ philosophy, on the assumption that this will deliver a lower ‘cost-to-serve’, However, as the operating environment has become increasingly complex and turbulent, this assumption has been exposed as flawed.”
Work life balance is the subject of a presentation by award winning speaker, Temitope Ogunfayo, who is Associate Director, Supply Network Operations, Babycare (IMEA) at Procter & Gamble, Switzerland. In his presentation, he will share simple, proven strategies to help SAPICS Conference attendees maintain a healthy work life balance.
Panel discussions on the programme include one on diversity in the supply chain and procurement field. Leading supply chain specialists from South Africa, Africa and the United States will look at what needs to change to break the glass ceiling in the profession.
The value of public and private sector partnerships in improving healthcare supply chains will also be under the spotlight. A panel discussion will highlight success stories and reveal how the public and private sectors are currently working together to improve health outcomes for all.
The conference takes place on 23 and 24 November 2020. For more information visit www.sapics.org.za.


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18 May 2018
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Just after the announcement of the starters and other things for the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon, there’s been another announcement… An announcement for an announcement if you will. We’ll be getting more Pokémon Sun and Moon information on June 2nd!
The Pokémon Company Japan posted on Twitter that we are to expect an update on the upcoming title on June 2nd.
— ポケモン公式ツイッター (@Pokemon_cojp) 18 May 2016
Translation (more or less): “Pokemon Sun Moon” , the following new information will be released on June 2 (Thursday). Try to check the official website ! The latest video is also being published ! http://bit.ly/1V8Dl2j #PokemonSunMoon
What this news entails, however, is still a mystery, but we can always guess!
How many islands will the be, for example? Via the Amazon listings for the game, we’ve seen the description states:
“Embark on a new adventure as a Pokemon Trainer and catch, battle, and trade all-new Pokemon on the tropical islands of a new Region and become a Pokemon Champion!”
A lot of HM03 perhaps? Or maybe we’ll be able to take a boat to save all the Tentacool or generation VII equivalent?
Or maybe we’ll learn what this unannounced, but left in the trailer, Pokémon is?
We’ll keep you updated when the time comes!


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This week on Street Beat, host Rob Stone from 99.5 WYCD finds out how local entrepreneurs can start or grow a business.
First, Communications Chair Rasheda Williams and Vice President Michelle Fisher from the Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs are here to talk about their upcoming Women Entrepreneurs Conference.READ MORE: Judge Says Michigan Gov. Whitmer Won't Have To Testify In Abortion Lawsuit
Then, Tom Scott, the Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing for the Michigan Retailers Association, explains various programs designed to increase business for Michigan-based retailers.
Next, Executive Director Fay Beydoun and Founder Ahmad Chebbani from the American Arab Chamber of Commerce explain how it is impacting the American Arab business community.READ MORE: MDHHS Lifts No-Contact Recommendation In Huron River Chemical Spill
Finally, ACT-SO is the NAACP’s Afro Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics Program. LaToya Henry, Chairperson for the Detroit Branch ACT-SO program, and Kamilia Landrum, Special Projects Coordinator at the NAACP Detroit Branch, explain the program and its upcoming entrepreneurship workshop.
Archived video is always available at CW50Detroit.com/StreetBeat
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Xbox 360 to Hit Store Shelves…
The Countdown Begins: Xbox 360 to Hit Store Shelves Nov. 22 in North America, Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 10 in Japan
Fueling global anticipation for the arrival of its powerful new video game and entertainment system, Microsoft Corp. today announced that Xbox 360™ will arrive on store shelves Tuesday, Nov. 22 in North America, Friday, Dec. 2 in Europe, and Saturday, Dec. 10 in Japan. The announcement, made on the eve of Tokyo Game Show 2005, marked the first time that a game console will be launched in three territories in the same time frame. In preparation for what is expected to be massive worldwide demand for the new system, Microsoft also announced that Xbox 360 manufacturing is under way, with state-of-the-art facilities producing millions of units ultimately bound for frenzied gamers’ homes from Osaka, Japan, to Oxford, England, and Orlando, Fla.
“This holiday season, gamers in Japan, Europe and North America pining to experience jaw-dropping high-definition graphics, unmatched online play and compelling digital entertainment features of Xbox 360 will finally have the chance,” said Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer for Microsoft. “Renowned development studios around the world are busy putting the finishing touches on their Xbox 360 games. We expect a strong portfolio of titles on launch day and through the holidays that will appeal to fans of every genre and gamers in every region, and with more than 200 games currently in development, continuous new additions to the library are on the way.”
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SeaChange International reported first quarter fiscal 2014 revenue of $35.6 million, down $1 million from the similar quarter a year ago. The company posted an operating loss of $1.8 million, compared to a loss from operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 of $1.2 million.
Guavus has purchased Applied Broadband’s Pipeline product. Pipeline is used for collecting, analyzing and mediating IPDR (Internet Protocol Detailed Records) data, drawn from cable modem termination systems (CMTSs) to understand bandwidth consumption and network activity.
John Malone’s Liberty Global announced this morning that it had completed its $24 billion deal to buy Virgin Media. Denver-based Liberty Global first announced it was buying Virgin Media in a stock and cash deal back in February. Since then Liberty Global has ran the gauntlet of gaining regulatory and stockholder approvals, as well as wrapping up the closing conditions that were associated with the deal.
Tivo settled patent dust ups with Cisco, Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable, averting a trial that was to begin next week and bringing to a close a string of long-running legal squabbles over its pioneering digital video recorder technology. The settlement fell well short of what most investors had expected, however, and shares of Tivo plunged 17 percent in early trading Friday.
Advanced advertising vendor This Technology has hired Denise MacDonell as its vice president of product management. In her new job, MacDonell will lead will lead a product management organization focused on defining product strategy, developing product roadmaps, and implementing repeatable product processes for This Technology’s dynamic ad insertion (DAI) and alternate content delivery product lines.
The Guardian has received and published the order which outlines that Verizon is to deliver to the NSA the numbers of both parties, location data, identifiers like IMSI and IMEI numbers, and time and duration of calls. The order has been in place since April and has demanded Verizon give over the requisite information for both international calls originating in the U.S. and calls made within the U.S.
Entropic has acquired Mobius Semiconductor, which specializes in low power, high performance analog mixed-signal circuitry. Entropic said it will spend approximately $13 million in cash plus employee equity-based incentives to buy Mobius. Separately, Access Co. said it is integrating its DLNA and HTML5 technologies with the latest set-top box chipset solution from Entropic.
Comcast Xfinity Home subscribers will soon be able to install light bulbs from Sylvania that can be controlled via remote. The Sylvania Ultra iQ LED BR30 flood light bulb has integrated dimming controls that use the Zigbee Home Automation standard to create a system that can be controlled wirelessly for quick and easy adjustments using a smartphone or the Xfinity Home app.
ADB announced several new products, leading with its first major revision of its Commercial Video Solution, the company’s system for supplying video to hotels, universities, hospitals, and other commercial businesses. The company’s other introductions include set-top boxes and a gateway.
ActiveVideo has shifted its cloud platform into overdrive with today’s announcement that it can deliver TV as an application over IP along with the news that it’s behind Charter Communications’ cloud-based user interface. ActiveVideo also said it has partnered with Sumitomo Corporation to target cloud-based deployments in Japan and in the Asia-Pacific market
The service provider router market declined in the first quarter of this year, according to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group. The latest results were part of a continuing trend with quarterly market revenue growth stagnant since mid-2011, which was the last time the market experienced double-digit growth.
The broadband aggregation equipment market has dipped in most regions, but service providers were spending in North America to combat cable operators’ DOCSIS 3.0 deployments. Spending on DSL, PON and FTTH equipment decreased 7 percent from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year for a total of $1.5 billion worldwide, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research.
With some forethought and up front engineering, the connectorization of WDM components may relieve much of the pain associated with WDM deployments. Let’s take a quick look at how most MSOs are currently installing WDM components and propose some alternatives that could reduce the restoration time of field outages to hours instead of days.
When people watch video on cellular networks, the meter is running, and that’s a severe inhibitor to increased consumption. Wireless carriers are understandably reluctant to stop running the meter. So what to do? Subsidize the minutes, somehow - an idea ESPN has been floating.
There is one more big challenge - TV Everywhere isn’t really everywhere is it? Unfortunately, if you’ve got a TVE app on your iPad, you still can’t access all those great shows and movies in lots of places. You’re out of luck if you’re traveling or simply not connected to a high-speed pipe, as is the case for most of us many times a day.


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"this was a charity 5k to benefit cancer patients. We ran in memorium of our co-worker that is recovering from breast cancer herself. She wore a white hat after loosing her hair..awarding her the ne..."
"The Komen Dallas Race for the Cure was held October 15, 2011 at Northpark Mall in Dallas, TX. Our team was assembled in honor of a co-worker (pictured front and center!) currently battling breast c..."
"To honor one of our former co-workers, who lost the battle of breast cancer, we ordered these shirts to help support the Komen event in Columbia, MO in September 2011. The shirts were so easy to d..."
"We ordered shirts to wear during the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on October 2nd in New Jersey. We walked to honor our co-worker Jackie who just finished chemo and has been an inspiration to u..."


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It's finally come upon us. Look at the list below and weep, for the Fall 2014 video game releases will be merciless when it comes to our wallets and credit card limits.
With LittleBigPlanet 3 coming this fall to PS3 and PS4, we can expect a whole new group of awesome costumes for dressing up our little sack people. Twitter has given us a glimpse of a few of them, this time with some indie flair.
Bungie has released the launch trailer for Destiny, and we're only a couple weeks away from the Titans retaking what the Darkness stole from us during the Golden Age.
PlayStation 4 Camera owners will be able to film homemade videos and add all sorts of awesome effects to them with The Playroom.
Madden NFL 15 is a game that has preached authenticity, claiming to be the most realistic football simulation ever made. That's a bold statement, and one that the game seems to do a wonderful job of following through on.
The latest dark action RPG hybrid by From Software is perfectly inline with what we expect from Dark Souls' creative team.
What began almost as a joke has become a true-blue gaming franchise. The trailer for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham shows that, once again, this Lego-fied adventure series is going bigger than ever before.
Be ready to run your plays and do your coaching research on a second-screen via Madden NFL 15's CoachGlass feature.
Not content to sit back and do the same thing again, Defense Grid developers Hidden Path Entertainment have cooked up a few new twists on this well-worn genre.
Those were hoping for a more traditional online shooting experience with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's weaponry are in for a treat.


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The second festival of food science and industry was held under the title of Dr. Hedayat at the place of the Iranian Standard and Industrial Research Institute
This festival aims to honor the top food industry companies as the scientific award of Dr.Hedayat, the father of food science and nutrition, the founder of Iran’s nutrition, is organized every year by the Iranian Food Industry Science Association and the Aria Food Science and Industry Specialists Club. In this event, after reviewing industrial food companies, the judges of the Iran Food Science and Industry Festival, professors and elites of the food industry, top entrepreneurs and top food industry companies were introduced and presented with a plaque and a statue of Dr. Hedayat in the presence of Officials and MPs and other entrepreneurs and organizations are appreciated.
Dr.Hedayat, who is known as the founder of nutrition science and food industry in Iran, he is one of the researchers and a distinguished and well-known figure who has a continuous, honest and sincere presence in the university professorship and research activities. has had that it is undoubtedly a familiar and respectable name for all the owners of the food industry and food sciences in Iran.
Dr.Hedayat scientific award, which engraved with his image and as a symbol of honoring and appreciating the services and activities of all those who have played an influential role in the development of the food industry, was awarded to Tak Makaron Manufacturing Company


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Innowatts Appoints Krishnan Kasiviswanathan as Chief Commercial Officer of It's Retail Energy Business
HOUSTON, October 23, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Innowatts today announced the appointment of Krishnan Kasiviswanathan as their Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for the upstream development of its eUtility™ retail energy platform solution. eUtility™, the world's first AI enabled retail enabled solution combines smart meter intel, predictive analytics, and AI to lower energy costs and empower consumers with personalized energy products and services.
In his new role, Krishnan will focus on upstream areas of the eUtility™ platform including energy forecasting, trading, risk management, and P&L optimization. "We are excited to have Krishnan leading this important aspect of our growth and development at Innowatts," said Siddhartha Sachdeva. "Currently, upstream activities like these consume the bulk of the cost and risk borne by energy companies and their customers. And, in markets with increasing penetration of renewables, these risk and reliability factors get amplified. Krishnan's deep expertise and background will help us further strengthen and differentiate our offerings."
Prior to joining Innowatts, Krishnan was the Chief Commercial Officer for Just Energy responsible for gross margin management of a global retail footprint that included US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, and Japan. As part of his role, he oversaw Supply and Trading, Load Forecasting, Product Structuring, and Pricing functions. Prior to Just Energy, Krishnan had held various leadership roles at NRG Energy and Northeast Utilities (now part of Eversource Energy).
"I am excited to be joining the dynamic team at Innowatts," said Kasiviswanathan. "Being an early adopter of the Innowatts eUtility™ platform at Just Energy gave me first hand a deep appreciation for the magnitude of quantifiable value that the platform brings to the business. I look forward to helping other utility industry stakeholders streamline and upgrade their operating models by embracing the power of this game-changing platform."
In addition to his role within the eUtility™, Krishnan will also play critical roles in the further development of Innowatts modular SaaS solutions such as load forecasting and other commercial applications of the Innowatts platforms used by regulated utilities and community choice aggregators.
Innowatts eUtility™ platform and its suite of AI enabled business solutions are currently utilized by utilities and retail energy providers and end-use customers globally to lower costs and streamline and personalize the energy experience.
Innowatts is a leading provider of AMI-enabled predictive analytics and AI-based solutions for utilities, energy retailers and smart energy communities. To date, the Innowatts eUtility™ technology platform has enabled over 19 million energy consumers and their energy providers with access to lower energy costs and more reliable and personalized energy experience. Innowatts is backed by Shell Ventures, Iberdrola and Energy and Environment Investment (Japan). For more information, please visit www.innowatts.com.
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Source: Innowatts, Inc.


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Chuck E. Cheese's may be in the process of transforming its kid-friendly restaurants but when it comes to food, the company isn't about to axe its staple dish: pizza.
In fact, the company is getting pretty inventive when it comes to its new pies. In October, the chain rolled out an ombre pizza with slices that resembled candy corn. This fall, they're continuing the cheesy trend with the release of something they've dubbed the Cheetos Mac-Cheesy Pizza, launching in stores nationwide Nov. 1.
And it's quite a sight to be behold.
This new, limited-edition pizza is a mix of cheese sauce mixed with elbow macaroni (aka macaroni and cheese), smothered in melted Colby and mozzarella cheeses ... all topped with a layer of crunchy Cheetos.
“Most people don’t realize that Cheetos have been around for nearly 70 years!” Gregory Casale, Chuck E. Cheese's senior director of culinary innovation, said in a statement.
"Combine them all and the new Cheetos Mac-Cheesy Pizza is sure to be a family favorite.”
At the very least, the pie is likely to give eaters some seriously Cheetos-dusted fingertips.
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But unlike the dishes available at the short-lived Cheetos pop-up in New York City, Chuck E. Cheese's Mac-Cheesy Pizza will be available at restaurants until the end of this year.


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Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) revealed Monday that it is launching the Curry Brand with NBA star Stephen Curry. The move is expected to attract younger consumers and compete with rival Nike’s Jordan Brand. Moreover, the new label will utilize its products to aid under-resourced communities.
Set to debut tomorrow, December 1, the line will have a small amount of apparel and accessories. The merchandise will be available on CurryBrand.com and is expected to eventually increase its categories including a women’s line. Basketball footwear will go live on the website by December 11.
“We wanted to make sure we did this as close as possible to the NBA season finally launching … and the fact that we’re launching in between Black Friday and the holidays we think is very opportune,” Under Armour Chief Executive Patrik Frisk told CNBC in an interview.
“This also gives Stephen something to really engage in … he’ll be actively involved in the development of the product. And we’re so excited to see one of our athletes being so involved in the product,” he said.
A percentage of its annual revenue will be used for those in need and the goal is to provide 20 safe locations to play, support 125 youth programs and provide training opportunities to more than 15,000 coaches. The brand will begin its work in Oakland by partnering with organizations such as Positive Coaching Alliance and Coaching Corps and hopes to go global in time.
“We have a shared goal of unlocking play for kids, so that became a natural place for us to focus,” Curry stated. “I grew up doing a lot of things to give back to the community with my family and continue that now while Under Armour has done so much to support athletes around the world.”
UnderArmour shares have plummeted about 23% this year and it hopes to regain its momentum. Nike shares have risen 33% since January.


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NORWICH, N.Y. — Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya has won the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Retail and Consumer Products Award. Ulukaya was also awarded the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Overall Award.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.
Ulukaya was honored at the Entrepreneur of the Year gala, the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, Calif. The forum is the nation's premier gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. Awards were given in nine additional categories. All Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges from 244 regional award recipients.
"Entrepreneurs continue to be a driving force in leading the economic recovery. Their ability to see around corners and find new, better ways of doing things makes them an engine of growth," said Bryan Pearce, Americas director, Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young LLP. "Ulukaya's ability to not only see an opportunity in the market, but to turn that opportunity into a nutritional phenomenon is inspiring at a time when the news is frequently doom and gloom on market growth."
After leaving his family's dairy business in Turkey to pursue higher education in the United States, Ulukaya recognized an opportunity to tap a relatively untouched market: Greek yogurt. Instinctively following his gut, he purchased an old Kraft yogurt plant in 2005 with the goal of bringing superior products to the U.S. market.
In less than four years, Ulukaya took Chobani's sales from $50 million to almost $700 million per year. While other competitors focus largely on mass marketing and TV advertising, Ulukaya has instead taken a more creative, grassroots approach, capitalizing on social media and word-of-mouth marketing to build a cult following around the brand. With almost 600,000 Facebook fans, Chobani prides itself on being engaged and connected with its growing community.
Despite rapid expansion of the Chobani brand, Ulukaya sticks by his company's philosophy: "Nothing But Good." His philanthropic initiatives have supported more than 50 groups globally. In 2010, Ulukaya created the Shepherd's Gift Foundation, an independent 501c(3) in honor of his mother — Chobani means “shepherd” in Turkish. The foundation contributes 10% of all Chobani post-tax profits to those working for positive, long-lasting change.
Ulukaya recently launched Chobani Champions, the first Greek yogurt for kids. Ulukaya is also undertaking a major expansion of the current New York plant and is constructing a new plant in Idaho that, when finished, will be the largest yogurt plant in the country. On a global scale, Ulukaya acquired Bead Foods in Australia in 2011 and is planning to move into Canada as well.